Talisker Highland Ponies

Please scroll down for a list of future events/downloadable booking forms and news/results from previous events held by the West Anglia area of the Highland Pony Enthusiasts Club.

HPEC West Anglia Committee

From left to right: Marsha Drury, Helen White, Catriona Carnegie, Ann Tallowin (hiding in the background), Rosemary Smith, Nicki Barfield and Emma Smith.

West Anglia Committee Members:

Area representative - Catriona Carnegie
Contact details:
Tel: 07786321658
E-mail: talisker_highland_ponies@yahoo.co.uk
Post: Talisker Stud, 232 Ugg Mere Court Rd, Ramsey Heights, Huntingdon, Cambs, PE26 2RJ

Treasurer - Rosemary Smith
Secretary - Helen White
Minutes Secretary - Emma Smith

Committee members:

Marsha Drury
Linda Impey
Nicki Barfield
Anne Tallowin

An introduction to our committee:

Catriona Carnegie is the Area Representative for the new West Anglia Highland Pony Enthusiasts Group. 'Kate' got married in 2007 to Andrew Carnegie and they are expecting a baby in April.

Kate first got into highlands when riding at a trekking centre on the Isle of Skye. Kate fell in love with this ponies amazing character and of course then hooked on the breed the Talisker stud started to form and she now has 2 breeding stallions, 5 broodmares, several youngsters and ridden ponies and breeds between 3 and 4 foals per year. Hi I am Rosemary Smith you new Treasurer! I met my first Highland when Emma bought Molly. She was a small slate grey yearling whose head only just reached over the stable door. I fell in love with her at first sight! As I met Dave, my husband, while learning to ride, I guess horses have been in my blood for many years. I enjoy hacking out on Molly when I can but a lot of my time is spent as chief stable hand and 'gofer'. Looking forward to getting to know you all at this years get togethers.

My name is Helen White. I am secretary to the new HPEC WA. I’m married with two big teenager boys. When the children were finally old enough to entertain themselves and we were no longer moving from pillar to post (hubby having been in the Air Force) I found that I had enough time to finally own a horse. I needed something both me and the boys could ride.

I was working as a part time teacher sharing with Judith Page (a passionate HiPo person) and it was down to Judith who helped find me my first Highland pony. I’ve been in love with them ever since.

Hi I am Emma Smith your minutes secretary. I have loved horse and ponies for as long as i can remember, i bought my first and only Highland Pony when i was living in Scotland as i wanted a native that could live out all year round. Molly is now rising 10 and we have had many wonderful years together doing lots of fun stuff. Two years ago Molly was joined by Jameela my highland thoroughbred cross (AKA JJ the Jet Plane) who is a complete contrast to my quiet plod, i hope to back her this year.

Marsha Drury one of the new area comittee members origionally a big fan of New Forest ponies converted over to Highland ponies when her daughter Kate Carnegie came into possesion of 'Ruaridh of Talisker'. Marsha now owns a highland gelding called Greadhaich of Talisker who is currently being shown under saddle.
I'm Ann Tallowin and have to admit the first loves of my life were Arabians. Like Kate I originally "discovered" Highland ponies through a riding holiday; in my case on Exmoor and many many years ago. I loved their enthusiasm for work and remembered this when recommending them as a good native breed for a friend. She bought a 3y.o. then had two babies and couldn't cope with the pony as well. She kept the kids, I got the pony and have just spent a joyous 5 years rediscovering their great versatility. I LOVE HIGHLANDS.

Nicki Barfield ~ West Anglia HPEC Committee member
I first got into highland ponies whilst we were visiting a local stud. That was it, we just had to have one! From that day onwards my love of this truly wonderful breed began. My mother & I breed ponies under the Glenwestcastle Prefix. We have two resident stallions, a few broodmares, along with the youngsters, and ridden ponies we have rather a collection.

Events planned for 2008:

24th February - Spring Gathering 'The Compasses', Littley
Green, Essex.

There will be a talk by our guest speaker Michael Sharply, a photo competition and a raffle.
Please email: talisker_highland_ponies@yahoo.co.uk if you would like to find out more information or download a booking form below.

1st June – Jump cross clinic at the National Jump Cross Centre - Whittering Grange, Wansford, Peterborough (Cambs). Please download a booking form below for more information or to reserve a slot. Booking forms will also follow in the April Newsletter.

22nd June - Kings Forest Ride, Thetford.

26th July - Stud tour Glenwestcastle (Suffolk).

13th September - coffee morning, highland pony quiz and get together at the Talisker Stud.

4th October - Showing Clinic with Linzi Aikan at Glenwestcastle, there will be in-hand and ridden showing sessions - (Suffollk).

December - Coach trip to Olympia.

NEWS:

Spring Gathering 24th February

What a super day we had at the spring gathering last Sunday. Michael Sharpley gave us a very informative talk on his judging experiences both in the UK and abroad and also his experiences with Highlands, this was followed by the photo competition and with so many pictures of wonderful ponies, Michael found it a tough one to judge.

Heres the results from the classes:

Class 1 (ponies at rest):

1st Karen Knighton and Kerera Belle
2nd Emma Rawson and Fleetmead Torridon
3rd Marsha Drury and Balleroy Minstrel
4th Marsha Drury and Corrirgarth Rhiddoroch
5th Phillipa Simpson and Oak Croft Elishader
6th Diane Barfield and Fourmerk Hazel with GWC Loch Loyal.

Class 2 (ponies at play):

1st Eilidh McQueen and Glenfiddich Na Dailach
2nd Karen Knighton and Kerera Belle with Drumpark Dakota
3rd Marsha Drury and Fernilea of Talisker
4th Phillipa Simpson and Charlie Brown
5th Nicki Barfield and GWC Loch Loyal
6th Loni Dew and Ruaridh of Talisker

Class 3 (Ponies at work):

1st Heather Mitchell and Kingtonwick Snipe
2nd Lynne Parkinson and Oak Crofy Kyleakin
3rd Diane Barfield and Chapelhill Rose
4th Helena Parkinson and Skellorn Miss Muffett
5th Emma Smith and Crosspark Molly
6th Heather Mitchell and Coulmore Sanda

Class 4 (Competition ponies):

1st Nicki Barfield and Johnsondene
2nd Karen Knighton and Kerera Belle
3rd Catriona Carnegie and Ruaridh of Talisker
4th Lynne Parkinson and Oak Croft Kyleakin
5th Eilidh McQueen and Glenfiddich Na Dailach
6th Helena Parkinson and Skellorn Miss Muffet

Class 5 (Show ponies):

1st Karen Knighton and Kerera Belle
2nd Catriona Carnegie and Balleroy Minstrel
3rd Nicki Barfield and Johnsondene
4th Helen White and Torridon of Logierait
5th Lynne Parkinson and Oak Croft Kyleakin
6th Karen Knighton and Kerera Belle

Class 6 (Happy hackers):

1st Helena Parkinson and Skellorn Miss Muffet
2nd Catriona Carnegie and Fernilea of Talisker
3rd Emma Smith and Crosspark Molly
4th Karen Knighton and Kerera Belle
5th Lynne Parkinson and Oak Croft Kyleakin
6th Emma Rawson and Fleetmead Torridon

Tartan Day November ’07 (Talisker Stud).
On the 18th November we held a day of tartan in aid of the grass sickness fund and also the new HPEC WA area. We started off with a talk on deer stalking by Heather Mitchell, followed by a pot luck lunch, a tour of the ponies in all their winter glory, several auctions and a sale of hats, paintings and jewellary etc.
The day was very sucessful with 40 people in attendence, we made £200 hundred pounds for the Grass sickness fund and £93 for WA HPEC.
Thank you to everyone who came and also everyone who helped out to make this special day such a success.